Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jaylon Ferguson’s death was ruled an accident caused by the effects of cocaine and fentanyl, medical examiners said on Friday.
Ferguson was found unresponsive at his Baltimore home last month before he was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said at the time.
Speaking to the Baltimore Sun, Bruce Goldfarb, a spokesman for the Baltimore Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, confirmed that his death was caused by the combined effects of cocaine and fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that has resulted in tens of thousands of fatal overdoses in recent years.
Goldfarb said that an autopsy report has not yet been released but said it will be released in 90 days….